This will make you among the first Australian GALAXY S III owners to receive this eagerly awaited update! But, it is released in batches so not everybody can update at the same time.

Sit tight though, everyone will have access to the update within 14 days. A detailed release schedule can be found in our Support Page.

There are heaps of new features like the predictive magic of Google Now and some great performance improvements thanks to Google's "Project Butter". Some small bugs and glitches have also been addressed.

The update is available either using Wireless Upgrade (OTA) or by synchronising with Samsung Kies.

Does the Release happen to a phone number, or to an actual phone? For example, I have a 3 company S3's, and update is available on one of them, am I able to put the sim of that phone into another phone and get the update that way? Reason I ask is that I am going OS on holidays towards the end of that week and would like to do the update before I go.

Haha, this is a real joke. The update for GSIII arrives, but still no update for Galaxy Nexus. I predicted this months ago. Congratulations Samsung for playing such a dirty game. You knew that if GN is updated, then no one would buy GSIII with an older version of Android. This is ridiculous!!!!!This is also a shame for Vodafone. That's when my contract ended this month, I didn't renew it and ported my number to another carrier (not a contract anymore though, sick of being on contract). I was on a $69 plan and already got 2 other $29 plans with Voda. I will certainly not renew them as well. So, congrats Voda, you have already lost a customer with 3 active plans worth about $120 per month.

Bob: bit of a long winded statement, you have every right to change carriers. But based on a software update alone? Really? I think some research needs to be done into why jelly-bean has not been released for the handset in question. The answers are out there: To say that this is a deliberate move by Samsung to boost sales of a SGS3 is complete nonsense. To answer a few of the other questions here:OTA vs KIES update:OTA update is smaller in size as its not a complete reload of the new firmware like with a KIES image: Think of it as purchasing windows 7 home edition and buying an upgrade to pro: The core integration is still there but you just end up with new features and some other enhancements. KIES update completely re-flashes the handset: Think of it as building your own computer and buying an operating system to load onto the hard drive. For me personally this my preferred method: Its also a bit like reformatting your hard drive and starting again, just some data is retained. *****If you update via KIES make sure you have the latest version installed, good idea to do this before Monday***** The release of the update happens to the actual phone.... regardless of what network you are on with your Vodafone sgs3.

I dont why you guys take so long to do it. Very bad service, this is not iPhone mate.... Got to keep changing quickly with Google. Android 4.2 is out and we are slowly thinking and feeling happy for this release. Vodafone sucks.

Kieran, how do you download the update from live.Vodafone.com in order for it not to come out of your data? I tried but couldn't find where.Will it not work the same if I go through settings then click software update?

As long as your APN (in mobile settings) is set to use the vodafone one (and not a generic optus one) then you won't be charged for data when the update appears in your phone (or manually by going settings -> about phone -> update)

Hi Crystal, it's a shame to hear you're facing some issues with your speakerphone but I'm afraid I won't be able to help too much from here in Australia. Your best bet would be to chat with our friends in the Verizon Wireless Community.

Hi vchandm23, although 4.2 has been released for a handful of phones the update hasn't been ported to the GALAXY S III hardware. I'd love to see 4.2 on your phone, but we can't release something that doesn't exist yet. I hope you enjoy the 4.1.1 update for your GALAXY S III. From all reports it's a great release and I'm pleased that we are the first carrier in Australia to make it available to customers.